Olga Shchukina

Olga Shchukina (Uzbek: Ольга Щукина; born April 6, 1977 in Tashkent) is a retired Uzbek shot putter.[1] Shchukina was selected to the Uzbek Olympic squad in the shot put at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but her feat had been outweighed with a doping failure for testing positive on clenbuterol during the pre-competition screening, which resulted to her immediate expulsion from the Games.[2] During her athletic career, Shchukina launched her personal best shot of 17.26 at the 2004 Asian Cup League Meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.[3]

Olga Shchukina
Personal information
Full nameOlga Shchukina
Nationality Uzbekistan
Born (1977-04-06) 6 April 1977
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Shot put
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Shot put: 17.26 (2004)

Shchukina qualified for the Uzbek squad in the women's shot put at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by posting an Olympic B-standard throw of 17.26 metres from the Asian Cup League Meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.[3] She unleashed a ball with her best throw of 14.44 metres on the third attempt of the prelims to obtain the last spot in a vast field of thirty-eight shot putters.[4] On August 20, 2004, two days after her shot put feat at the Ancient Olympia Stadium, Shchukina tested positive for the banned anabolic agent clenbuterol during the pre-competition screening process, and was formally expelled from the Games by the International Olympic Committee. Admittedly, she ingested the substance inadvertently with a cough syrup that spurred her failure to the doping test.[2][5][6]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olga Shchukina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  2. "IOC sanctions two athletes for failing anti-doping tests". Olympics. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  3. "Athens 2004: Athletics – Entry List by NOC Women" (PDF). Athens 2004. IAAF. p. 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  4. "IAAF Athens 2004: Women's Shot Put Qualification". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  5. "IOC kicks out Indian weightlifter and Uzbek shot-putter for drugs". U-T San Diego. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  6. "Greek bronze medalist tests positive, two others booted". Athens: USA Today. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 23 February 2015.


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